La negación: no
La negación: no means “Negate a sentence by putting 'no' right before the verb”. The basic negative is simply no before the verb: No hablo francés. Formation: no + verbo · doble negación: no … nada / nunca / nadie
Negate a sentence by putting 'no' right before the verb
A1Formation
no + verbo · doble negación: no … nada / nunca / nadie
Explanation
The basic negative is simply no before the verb: No hablo francés. No tengo tiempo. Unlike English, Spanish keeps the double negative: when a negative word (nada, nunca, nadie, nada) comes after the verb, no still stands before it: No veo nada, No viene nadie. If the negative word comes first, no is dropped: Nadie viene.
Examples
Note
Double negative is correct here: No hay nada literally 'there isn't nothing' = there's nothing.
FAQ
La negación: no — what does it mean and how is it used?
Negate a sentence by putting 'no' right before the verb. The basic negative is simply no before the verb: No hablo francés. No tengo tiempo. Unlike English, Spanish keeps the double negative: when a negative word (nada, nunca, nadie, nada) comes after the verb, no still stands before it: No veo nada, No viene nadie. If the negative word comes first, no is dropped: Nadie viene.
La negación: no — how do you form it?
no + verbo · doble negación: no … nada / nunca / nadie
La negación: no — any usage notes?
Double negative is correct here: No hay nada literally 'there isn't nothing' = there's nothing.